El Hedi ben Salem
El Hedi ben Salem was a Moroccan actor. He is best known as the lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He died while in prison. Fassbinder dedicated his last film, Querelle (1982), to Salem. In 2012, a documentary on Salem's life entitled My Name Is Not Ali, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival.
Filmography (11 titles)
6.3MovieMy Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage) · 2011
10.0MovieWhen Fear Eats the Soul
Ali (archive footage) · 2007
7.2MovieFox and His Friends
Salem the Moroccan (uncredited) · 1975
5.9MovieLike a Bird on a Wire
Bodybuilder · 1975
7.0MovieMartha
Hotel Guest · 1974
7.7MovieAli: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali · 1974
7.3ShowWorld on a Wire
Bodyguard · 1973
5.7MovieTenderness of the Wolves
Französischer Soldat · 1973
6.1MovieJail Bait
1973
7.7ShowEight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter · 1972
6.7MovieThe Merchant of Four Seasons
Araber · 1972